Garment-bag.



` D. B. FALK.

GARMENT BAG.

APPLIGATION PILBD'ooT. 17, 1913.

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GARMBNT BAG. AP'PLNATION FILED 00T. 17, 191s.

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GARMENT Bm APPLICATION FILED 00T. 17, 1913.

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ATTORNEYS nAvro BEAUREGARD FALK, or SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.

GARMENT-BAG.

i. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 23, 1.914.

Application filed October 17, 1913. Serial llo. 795,729.

To all 'whom 'it may concern.' i Q Be it known that I, DAVID B. FALK, acitizen of the United States, and resident of Savannah, in the countylof Chatham and State of Georgia, have invented an Improvement inarment-Bags, of vwhich the following is a specification.

My present invention is an improvement in garment bags or bags forholding garments particularly as described and claimedin my PatentNumber-1070790, granted August 19, 1913, and consists in the provisioncfa .top closing flap which is in one piece and provided with means forreceiving the head and shank of a garment hanger therethrough in suchmanner that when the iiap is closed with the garment and garment hangerin proper position, the garments will be protected from dust eithertemporarily or from season to season as may be desired.

In the accompanying rawings which show various means by which the abovemay be accomplished andwhich includes certain added arrangements forguarding` against the entrance of dust within the bag, Figure 1, is anelevation illustrating one form in closed position.

Fig. 2, is asimilar view illustrating the closing flap in raisedposition and the body of the bag partly broken away to show an addedfeature insuring rigidity ofthe folding` line between the flap and thebodv of the bag. Fig. 3, is a vertical section, on an enlarged scale,centrallv through the upper portion of the bag shownin Fig. 2. Fig. 4,is a plan of the blank from which the bag illustrated in Fig. 2, isJformed. Fig. 5, is an elevation illustrating a slightly modified formboth as to the construction of the body of the bag and itsv iap,illustrating the bag in closedA position.l Fig. 6, is any elevationofthe upper portion of the bag shown in 5, on an enlarged scale. andwiththe clfs'in flap raised. Fig. 7 is a perspective view-cgirk anothermodified form wherein the body of the bag is provided with an additionalflap. `Fig. 8f, `-is a vertical transverse section through 'the upperportion of the bag taken at a substantially central point through Fig.7. Fig. 9, is asimilar view through the upper portion of anothermodified form in which `the body is provided with a supplemental dustexcluding flap adapted to be turned inwardly. F ig.-10, is a verticalsection through the form shown in Fig. 9 and taken substantially on theline lO-lO of said ligure. Fig. 1 1, 1s a perspective view tion of thatpart of the body of the bag to whlch the additional iap is appended.Fig. 1,2, '1s a perspective view of the upper portion of the baillustrating another modified form in whic an additional piece isprovided for the closingfiiap to be placedin position after the garmentand the garment hanger are in position. Fig. 13, is an elevation of theupper portion of the bag illustrating another modiied form in which thebag is provided with an inserted section of material capable of moresnugly embracing the shank of the garment hanger. Fig. 14, is anelevation of the top portion of the bag shown in Fig. 13 with theclosing Hap raised. Fig. 15, is a detail transverse section takensubstantially on line 15-15 of Fig. 14. Fig. 16, is anelevati'on ofanother modified form of the bag in which additional strips are providedfor engagement with the shank of the garment hanger in order to furtherguard against the entrance of dust.

Fig. 17 is a vertical transverse section taken centrally through theupper portion of the form of bag illustrated in Fig. 16. Fig. 18, is aperspective'viewof one of the shank engaging strips removed, and, Fig.19, isa plan of the upper portion of the blank utiof the upper por-vlized to construct the form of my invention ,illustrated in Figs. 16 and17 and showing the hsupplemental strips in connection therewit Referringnow to these figures the body of my improved bag takes either one or theother of two forms throughout the several figures. The bag A as-shown inFigs. 1 to 4 and 7 to 19 inclusive being formed with a. back and front,the latter of which is an extension of one side of the back,.the backbeing provided along its lower edge and its other side edge with flaps aand the upper main closing iiap A being a continuation of the upper edgeof the back of the body which is adapted to fold over the upper portionsof the front of the body and the side flap a. The bag Bas shown in Figs.5 and 6 is formed of a back and front, the latter of which is acontinuation of the lower edge o f the back, the back having sidecontinuations in the nature of flaps I) and the upper closing 'lap Bbeing a continuation of the upper edge of the back adapted to close thebody in a manner similar to the section of of the bag and the flap theclosing Hap A before mentioned.

Each of the flaps A is provided with an opening a and aslit a? ektendingfrom the opening to the folding line between the body this slit az beinglocated at a substantially central point between the side edges of theiap and the openingr a. being elongated in one direction, preferably ina direction laterally with re` spect to the body of the bag. Similarlythe fiap B is provided with an opening b and a slit 722. These openingsa and b may be of any suitable shape, either oblong as'illustrated inFigs. 1 to et and 13 to 14; triangular as illustrated in Figs. 5, 6, 10,16, and 19 semicircular as illustrated in Fig. 7 or oval as illustratedin Fig. 12, the particular shape bein immaterial so lon i as its shapeelongates t e opening in one irection suiiiciently to enable the same toreceive the severalfigures at C. I amthus enabledto quickly andeasilyAint'roduce the head cof the garmenthanger through the opening ofthe flap after the garment is within the bag and subsequently pass theshank of the yao hanger through the slit which forms a lpassage toreceive the same it being apparent thatwhen the shank of the hanger hasbeen h moved through the slit to the folding line between the body ofthe bag and its closing v'flap .to a point centrally between the sideedges of the bag that the material upon opposite sides ofthe slit willsnugly embrace the'shank of the hanger and, when the flap has beensecured by any suitable means, the bag will be rendered practically dustproof,

it being apparent that bythe provision of a slit. formed. and located asdescribed I am enabled to provide a bag for the purposes set forth.having its closing fla in one piece and that the folding line of theflap effectivelyl reinforces those portions immediately adjacent to theshank of the-hanger in such manner as to assist in maintaining the samethe bag lbody with its upper longitudinal 5edge co-incident with thefolding line between the body of the -bag and the closing flap so as toreinforce the parts withoutin- "f 'terferingwith .the movements thereofas above outlined.

suitable meanaingress of tially prevented, although as an additional It`is apparent from the foregoing that when the liapsA and B are closed andheld against the front of the ba body b ust is su stan'- means ofprovision I; may provide the u per end of th'evfront wi an any 'in orderto head o of a garmenthanger indicated in the tieularl in Figs. 16 andoutwardly projecting supplemental flap A2 as illustrated in Figs. 7 and8, and which flap v4is-in a unbroken sin le piece, against which theClosing Hap maye secured, and I may also provide the same part with anin- Wardlyl extended circular .ap A? as seen in Figs. 9, 10, and 11,although in this case it will be' necessary as shownto rovide theinwardly projecting liap As wit 'a central slit I rmit of the receptionvof the shank of the hanger. This slit of supplemental iap A? may bereinforced by a reinforcing strip a3 of suitablematerial andproportions. Y v

- I may also provide a supplementalclosing piece E, in lieu of either ofthe supplemental 'laps -Az and A3, and either with or without thereinforcing ieee D, this supplementalclosing piece E'being'of suitablematerial and adapted to be secured in any suitable manner upon the inner4surface of the closing flaps to cover both the openings and the slit a2and preferably with its inner longitudinal edge co-incident with thefolding line between the body and its flap, all shown in Fig. 12, itbeing apparent that this supplemental pieceis to be placed in properposition as stated after the garment is within the bag and the garmenthanger passed through the opening and through the slit to its properposition.

As before stated the fact that the shank of the hanger C is positionedwithin -the L the iiap as shown in Fi s. and 15, the

slit o2 being extendedl t rou h lthe insert. This constitutes by aslight. eviation from the original manner described to render the bagsubstantially dust proof'with a ap in one piece and still anothermodification along this line is illustrated in Figs. 16 to v 19inclusive-in which supplemental strips G and G are respectively securedat their lower edges to the front and'back of the bag body, the formerbeing adapted to extend upwardly through the iap opening a after thegarment and garment hanger are placed in position. The upper ends ofthese strips (Jr and G are secured around the intermediate portion ofconnectin wires g, these wires being adaptedto be entaround the shank ofthe garment hanger` as shown par- 1 for the purpose of additionallyguardin'gfyagainst, the en`v trance of dust. g

4Variousei other forms mightl-ieishown' .z' ...'v:

within the `spirit of my. invention and proof bag may be produced with aone-piece closing ap and wherein the opening provided for theintroduction of the head of the garment hanger is at a point remote fromthe final position of the shank of the hanger,

and I claim all such variations and 1nodifi.

cations as fall within the spirit of the invention and within the termsof the following claims.

1. A garment bag .having a top fla for closing its upper end, providedwit an opening elongated in one direction to receive the head of agarment hanger, and also rovided with a slit extending from the openlngtoward the folding line between the bodyof the bag and its top Hap, saidslit forming a passage for the shank of a garment hanger substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth. A

2. A garment bag having its top closing iap provided with a slit one endof which extends toward the folding-line between the body of the bag andthe flap, and which forms a passage for the shank of a garment hanger,and also provided with an opening through which the head of a .garmenthanger may be inserted, located remote from the said folding line andwith which the opposite end of the slit communicates.

3. A garment bag having its top closing fiap provided with an openingand a slit leading from the opening toward the folding line between thebody of the 'bag and the closing flap, said opening and slitrespectively forming passages to receive the head and shank of a garmenthanger, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. A garment bag having its top closing flap provided with a: laterallyelongated opening and a slit leading from this opening to the foldingline between the body of and slit respectively forming passages t0receive the head and shank of a garment han er, substantially as and forthe purpose set Orth. t

5: A"V garment bag having a closing flap provided with an opening toreceive the head of a garment hanger and with a slit extending from theo ening toward the folding line between the body of the bag and its flapand forming a passage for the shank of a garment hanger, and asupplemental piece whereby to prevent the entrance of dust within thebag through the opening and slit. 6. A garment bag having its closingflap provided with an opening to receive the head of a garment hangerand with a slit leading from the opening toward the folding line betweenthe body of the bag and its flap and forming a passage for the shank ofa garment hanger, and a supplemental piece secured upon the innersurface of the flap to i of the slit after the i position.

DAVID BEAUREGARD FALK. Witnesses:

W. H. ALL,

A. A. SoLoMoNs.

garment hanger is in the bag and the said flap2 the said opening coverthe opening and the exposed porti'on

